Radiation detector UBM electrode structure body, radiation detector, and method of manufacturing same

Abstract

The present invention provides a radiation detector UBM electrode structure body and a radiation detector which suppress the degradation of metal electrode layers at the time of formation of UBM layers and achieve sufficient electric characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. A radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to the present invention includes a substrate made of CdTe or CdZnTe, comprising a Pt or Au electrode layer formed on the substrate by electroless plating, an Ni layer formed on the Pt or Au electrode layer by sputtering, and an Au layer formed on the Ni layer by sputtering.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A radiation detector UBM electrode structure body including a substrate made of CdTe or CdZnTe, comprising:
 a Pt or Au electrode layer formed on the substrate by electroless plating; 
 a Ni layer formed on the Pt or Au electrode layer by sputtering, a thickness of the Ni layer being 0.2 μm or more and 0.6 μm or less; and 
 a Pd layer and an Au layer sequentially formed on the Ni layer by sputtering, a thickness of the Pd layer being 0.03 μm or more and 0.1 μm or less. 
 
     
     
       2. The radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to  claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film arranged on side surfaces of the Pt or Au electrode layer and an UBM layer including the Ni layer, the Pd layer, and the Au layer, part of an upper surface of the UBM layer, and a surface of the substrate on which the Pt or Au electrode layer is arranged. 
     
     
       3. A radiation detector comprising:
 a radiation detection element including the radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to  claim 1  and a metal electrode layer disposed on the substrate so as to face the Pt or Au electrode layer formed by electroless plating; and 
 a detection circuit connected to the Au layer of the radiation detection element via a bump. 
 
     
     
       4. A method of manufacturing a radiation detector, comprising:
 forming a radiation detection element by cutting the radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to  claim 1 ; and 
 connecting a detection circuit to the Au layer of the radiation detection element via a bump. 
 
     
     
       5. A method of manufacturing a radiation detector UBM electrode structure body, comprising:
 preparing a substrate made of CdTe or CdZnTe; 
 forming a metal electrode on a first surface of the substrate and forming a Pt or Au electrode layer on a second surface of the substrate by electroless plating so as to face the metal electrode; 
 forming a Ni layer having a thickness of 0.2 μm or more and 0.6 μm or less on the Pt or Au electrode layer by sputtering; 
 forming a Pd layer having a thickness of 0.03 μm or more and 0.1 μm or less on the Ni layer by sputtering; and 
 forming an Au layer on the Pd layer by sputtering. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of manufacturing the radiation detector UBM electrode structure body according to  claim 5 , further comprising forming an insulating film arranged on side surfaces of the Pt or Au electrode layer and a UBM layer including the Ni layer, the Pd layer, and the Au layer, part of an upper surface of the UBM layer, and a surface of the substrate on which the Pt or Au electrode layer is arranged.